White Arrows‘ spacey, agitated concoctions are equal parts tropical and garage, and they found their groove with this 7-inch for White Iris. Their new EP is due April 3, with a full-length planned for the summer. Getting a bright, print shirt to celebrate. SXSW dates.

Black Flamingo is what goth would have sounded like in a beachfront hut in the 1960s. From their first EP, there was something affecting about their combination of fuzz and melody, and we’re ready for an album. SXSW dates.

FIDLAR stands for F*ck It Dog, Life’s a Risk (if you didn’t know that already) and they play catchy, unhinged surf- and skate-punk like they’re trying to beat curfew. Not that they’d car about curfew anyhow. SXSW dates.

LP is a small package with huge pipes. The New York-bred, L.A.-based songstress has electrified local clubs with a batch of under-the-radar gigs and support sets, incubating her act for Warner. How to describe her music? Well, it’s rock played largely with folk instruments. It’s so big, though, I’m gonna go with “arena folk rock.” Oh, she whistles too. SXSW dates.